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Tara
I'm a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. I received my Bachelor of Arts in French, and minored in Film & Media Studies and Psychology. Since graduation, I have been working in Television while remaining passionate about French and helping others achieve their language learning goals. I'...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Arts in French; minors in Film & Media Studies and Psychology
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I am a licensed physician from Florida who is currently changing careers. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and have extensive tutoring and editing experience. While a student, I became a certified writing tutor through the Critical Writing Department. Since I completed my writ...
Nova Southeastern University
PHD, Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelors, History
University of Pennsylvania
undergraduate
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Jai
I'm a recent Stanford graduate (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and have been working at a major Management Consulting firm for a few years now. I personally scored a 2360 (out of 2400) on the SAT and 35 on the ACT and was successful in gaining admission to several top universities. I'...
Stanford University
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Kate
I'm available to tutor biology, chemistry, physics, math from Algebra up through AP Calculus, SAT test prep, and French. I've been tutoring students in science and math for 7 years. I also spent 8 months working and studying in France, and have tutored high school and adult students in French. When ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Masters, Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelors
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Erika
I am available to tutor middle and high school math, history and test prep. I have tutored math and history in the past and I previously taught a test prep course at a school in Hanoi, Vietnam. I have a lot of experience teaching all the need-to-know tricks to doing great on the SATS/ACTS! When I am...
Harvard University
Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
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6+ years
Rhea
I am a current student at the University of Chicago. I am working towards a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, and I am on the pre-medical track. I am extremely passionate about tutoring, and I have several years of experience tutoring students in my high school's learning center in various...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
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6+ years
Jeffrey
I am enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering PhD program at Rice University which will begin Fall 2020, and I am hoping to return to academia as a professor after earning my PhD. In the meantime, I am looking to share my passion for gaining knowledge, specifically in STEM, by educating the up and com...
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Science
Rice University
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
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9+ years
Sami
I am a Duke University graduate in Economics and Computer Science. I am currently pursuing an MBA degree at the Yale School of Management. I have worked in the financial field, both at a management consulting firm and a fortune 500 company. My hobbies include playing and coaching soccer.
Duke University
Bachelor of Science (Economics and Computer Science)
Yale School of Management
Current Undergrad Student, Business Administration and Management
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Sharon
I am a graduate of the University of Chicago, and I will be starting a graduate program at Columbia in August. I am about to complete a year of service with City Year, an education non-profit that places young adults into under-served schools. As a City Year member, I worked full-time in the classro...
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Science, Journalism
University of Chicago
Bachelor in Arts
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9+ years
Annie
I am currently a second year medical student. I was a Physiological Sciences major at UCLA (class of 2015), and pursued research during my gap year between undergrad and medical school.
University of California Los Angeles
Bachelors, Physiological Sciences
Drexel University College of Medicine
Current Grad Student, MD
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Ninth grade is when students encounter the full complexity of French verb tenses—present indicative, passé composé, imparfait, and conditional—often all in the same semester. The irregular verbs (être, avoir, aller, faire) don't follow predictable patterns, and students struggle to internalize which auxiliary verb to use or when to apply agreement rules. A tutor can break conjugation into manageable patterns, use repetition and retrieval practice to build automaticity, and connect conjugation to actual communication rather than isolated drills, so verbs feel purposeful rather than arbitrary.
In a typical 9th grade French class, students might speak for a few minutes per class period, often in scripted dialogues or group settings where they can hide. Personalized 1-on-1 instruction gives students sustained, unscripted conversation time where they're the primary speaker—asking questions, responding to unexpected prompts, and building confidence without peer pressure. A tutor can adjust difficulty in real-time, correct pronunciation and grammar naturally during conversation, and create scenarios (ordering food, asking directions, discussing interests) that feel relevant to a 9th grader's life, making speaking practice feel less like a test and more like actual communication.
Ninth graders often memorize vocabulary lists for tests but forget words weeks later because they're not using them meaningfully. Effective tutoring uses spaced repetition—revisiting words across multiple sessions—and connects new vocabulary to words students already know (cognates like 'restaurant,' 'intelligent,' 'important'), making retention easier. A tutor can also teach vocabulary in thematic clusters (food, travel, school, relationships) and incorporate words into conversation practice, so students encounter and produce the same words repeatedly in different contexts, which research shows dramatically improves long-term retention.
Many 9th graders struggle with sounds that don't exist in English—the French 'u' (tu, vu), the guttural 'r,' nasal vowels (on, in, an, un), and the subtle difference between 'é' and 'è.' A tutor can model correct pronunciation repeatedly, isolate specific sounds for targeted practice, and provide immediate feedback on your attempts in a low-pressure setting. Over time, your ear becomes attuned to these distinctions, and your mouth learns the muscle movements needed to produce them accurately—something that's hard to develop in a large classroom where pronunciation correction feels embarrassing.
Ninth graders often freeze when they encounter unfamiliar words in a French passage, trying to translate every word instead of using context clues and recognizing cognates. A tutor teaches active reading strategies—scanning for familiar words, inferring meaning from context, identifying verb tenses to understand when events happened, and focusing on key information rather than perfect understanding. Working through texts together, a tutor can model how to approach a passage strategically, ask guiding questions that build comprehension, and gradually increase difficulty so students build confidence tackling longer, more complex material like short stories or news articles.
Understanding French culture—social customs, history, geography, media—makes language learning deeper and more engaging than grammar drills alone. It also helps students understand *why* certain phrases are used, what's considered polite or informal, and how language reflects culture. A tutor can weave cultural elements naturally into lessons: discussing French holidays while practicing conditional tense ('What would you do at Bastille Day?'), exploring French-speaking regions to understand dialect differences, or analyzing French music and film to see language in authentic contexts, making 9th grade French feel like a window into real people and places rather than an abstract subject.
The most effective approach balances both: students need to understand grammar rules well enough to construct sentences intentionally, but they also need to hear and produce language naturally so it doesn't feel robotic. A tutor teaches grammar as a tool for communication—explaining *why* a rule exists and how it changes meaning—rather than as isolated rules to memorize. Then, through conversation and reading authentic French, students see how native speakers actually use those rules in context, which helps them internalize patterns and develop intuition about what sounds right, rather than always having to think through the grammar consciously.
Some 9th graders are starting French for the first time, while others may have studied it in middle school or at home. A tutor assesses your current level—listening, speaking, reading, writing—and builds a personalized plan from there. For beginners, tutoring focuses on foundational pronunciation, basic vocabulary, and simple present tense to build confidence quickly. For students with prior experience, a tutor can accelerate into more complex tenses, nuanced conversation, and reading authentic materials. This personalized pacing means you're always challenged but not overwhelmed, and you progress at your own speed rather than waiting for or struggling to keep up with a classroom full of students at different levels.
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